Curtain-roller bracket.



No. 721,833. w 'PATBNTED MAR. 3,1903.

H. REIMANN. Y CURTAIN ROLLER BRACKET.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. '28, 1902.

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I IUGO REIMANN, OF RACINE, WISCONSIN.

CURTAIN-ROLLER BRACKET.

' SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 721,833, dated March3, 1903.

Application filed February 26, 1902. Serial No. 96,714. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, HUGO REIMANN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Racine,

in the county of Racine and State of Wiscon-.

ets, and has for its object the production of a support for the ends orspindles of the ordinary spring-roller curtain-pole which may beattached in position without separate screws or nails and that is initself small and hardly noticeable when in position.

Each constituent element of my invention is described in detail and itsindividual office, together with the mode of operation of the whole,fully explained hereinbelow.

I accomplish the objects stated by employing the constructionillustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 representsa curtain-roller of customary pattern supported by my invention, aportion of a window-frame being also shown, with certain parts insection to exhibit the arrangement of the details in the preferred form.Fig. 2 illustrates the side view of my invention. This view may be takenfor either of the pair of brackets of the couple employed for eachcurtain-roller. Figs. 3 and 4E represent front views of the pair ofbrackets, showing the difference in the shape of the orifice with whicheach is-provided,

Considering the drawings, letter A marks the bracket, having therectangular orifice a, provided with the shoulder a. This orifice isintended to receive the flattened extremity of the spring-spindle B ofthe curtainroller 0. The office ofthe rectangular orifice a, is toprevent the rotation of the spring rod or spindle B, causing the springin the roller to be wound up as the curtain is drawn downwardly and toraise the curtain by unwinding in the ordinary manner. bracket A isgiven in Fig. 3.

Letter D designates the bracket having the circular orifice d to receivethe cylindrical or rotatory spindle E, which spindle turns with theroller. Fig. 4 shows the front of the bracket D.

The general form of the brackets is substantially the same. Adescription of bracket D will therefore apply equally to the bracket A.In the side view, Fig. 2, it will be seen that the body portionsof thebrackets are hemispherical, and in Fig. 1 it is shown that thesehemispherical body portions are hollow. Upon each side of the orifice dof the bracket D there projects a spike, formed integrally with the bodyof the bracket, upon the rear edge thereof. In Fig. 2 the spikes for thebracket D are marked d and CF.- I do not limit myself to two spikes foreach bracket, as a third or fourth might be added within the purview ofmy invention.

The brackets may be fashioned of any suitable metal, usually malleableiron, and the brackets are secured in position upon a window-frame F bydriving the spikes more or less into the wooden pieces of the frame,properly situated to receive them. If necessary, small holes may be madein the wood with an awl to start the spikes, and,as stated, they aredriven more or less into the wood,according as the curtain-roller isless than or exceeds the space across the window where the brackets areplaced. The hollow hemispherical body portion of my invention ispractically the head of the spike or spikes, which are to be driven intothe window-frame by blows on the hemisphere or cup, and the particularreason for forming the body portion in the shape shown and described isthat the hollow hemisphere is easily made and has been determined bytrial to be the construction most successful in withstanding the drivingblows. The cupped body more effectu A front View of ally resistsfracture and distortion under percussion than any other form.

I am aware that curtain roller brackets have been constructed possessingspikes to be driven into the supporting window-frame, and I do not claimthat feature broadly.

the head of the spikes to receive the blows driving the spikes and toresist distortion, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HUGO REIMANN.

\Vitnesses:

FRED SCHOENLEBEN, L. SOHLEGEL.

